Keyword search terms: assets, finance, cost, budget, accounting firms, GAAP, CPA, financial accounting, financial reporting, e-accounting, payroll, process costing, financial management, accounting standards, accounting fees, accounting practices, accounting fraud, cash management, costing, corporate accounting

Subject search terms: accounting, bookkeeping, accounting firms, income, collecting of accounts, credit, investment banking

Recommended Reference books:

Encyclopedia of Accounting Systems—South Campus REF HF 5635 .E54 1994

Accountants’ Handbook—Center & South Campus REF HF 5621 .A22

Dictionary of Accounting—Center Campus REF HF 5621 D53 2005

Accounting Trends & Techniques—South Campus REF HF 5681 .B2 A35 2003

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Commerce

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Finance

Web sites:

American Institute of Certified Accountants

http://www.aicpa.org/

CPAs.com

http://www.cpafirms.com/

American Accounting Association

http://careercenter.aaahq.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=7376

General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the United States

http://cpaclass.com/gaap/gaap-us-01a.htm

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Keyword search terms: anthropology, mankind, civilizations, domestication, fossils, social evolution, human evolution, social stratification

Subject search terms: anthropology, philosophical anthropology, human beings, ethnology, culture, archaeology, ethnohistory, physical anthropology, human biology, paleontology, population, urban anthropology, demography, dwellings, primitive societies, social evolution

Recommended Reference books:

Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology—South Campus REF GN 307 .E52 1996

A Dictionary of Anthropology—Center Campus REF GN 11 .D2

Encyclopedia of World Cultures—Center & South Campus REF GN 307 .E53 1991

Electronic periodicals: Anthropology

Electronic periodicals: Human Ecology. Anthropogeography.

Electronic periodicals: Prehistoric Archaeology

Current periodical subscriptions: Americas, Archaeology

Web sites:

American Anthropological Association

http://www.aaanet.org

Anthropology from the American Museum of Natural History

http://anthro.amnh.org/

Anthropology Tutorials from Palomar College

http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/

Anthropology Biography Web

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/

Comparative Archaeology Web

http://www.comp-archaeology.org/

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See Anthropology

Keyword search terms: painting, impressionism, modernism, watercolor, art design, figure drawing, artistic technique, museum, exhibition design, Roman art, Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, impressionist art, Renaissance art, Detroit Institute of Arts, mural, primitive sculpture

Subject search terms: art, arts, aesthetics, art criticism, modernism, drawing—technique, color prints, drawing, sculpture, color in art, artists, art—prices, glass painting, art deco, art nouveau, decorative arts, pottery, ceramics, hieroglyphics, art African

Recommended Reference books:

The Encyclopedia of Visual Art—Center & South Campus REF N 25 .E53 1983

The American Library Compendium and Index of World Art—South Campus REF N 4040 .A45

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art—Center & South Campus REF N 33 .M23

Electronic periodicals: Fine Arts

Electronic periodicals: Fine Arts--Painting

Electronic periodicals: Fine Arts--Sculpture

Electronic periodicals: Fine Arts--Drawing, Design, Illustration

Current periodical subscriptions:Art in America, ArtNews

Web sites:

Artcyclopedia

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

Smithsonian Institution - Art, Design

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/Art_and_Design

Smithsonian Institution - Folk Art & Craft

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/Art_and_Design/FolkandCraft.htm

WebMuseum: history of Impressionism; color pictures of Impressionist paintings

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/

ISC’s Historical Sculptors: pictures and biographies

http://www.sculpture.org/documents/archive/arch.shtml

National Museum of American Illustration

http://www.americanillustration.org/index2.html

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Keyword search terms: galaxy, cosmology, solar system, planets, astrophysics, outer space, space exploration, black holes, observatory, Annie Cannon, Galileo Galilei, Hubble

Subject search terms: astronomy, space sciences, space astronomy, cosmic physics, stars, constellations, ephemeredes, astronomical photography, telescopes, astronomers, supernovae, dark energy, milky way

Recommended Reference books:

The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Astronomy—Center & South Campus REF QB 43.2 .C35

Majestic Universe: Views From Here to Infinity—Center Campus REF QB 982 .B78 1999

The Cambridge Guide to the Constellations—South Campus REF QB 802 .B35 1995

Electronic periodicals: Science--Astronomy

Current periodical subscriptions: Sky and Telescope, Science News

Web sites:

Virtual Telescope

http://virtualtelescope.bellatrixobservatory.org/

Yahoo! Directory of Astronomers

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Astronomy/Astronomers/

HubbleSite: color picture albums

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/

Windows to the Universe: color tour of our solar system

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/solar_system.html&edu=high

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Also see Drafting & Design

Keyword search terms: engines, motor vehicles, automobile maintenance, emission control, transmission, automotive mechanics, brake systems, imported cars, hydraulics and pneumatics, rotary engine, automotive design

Subject search terms: automobiles, motor vehicles, automotive fuel systems, automobile industry and trade, automobile industry workers, Ford Motor Company, GMC, Chrysler Corporation, Daimler Chrysler, hydrogen as fuel

Recommended Reference books:

Goodheart-Willcox Automotive Encyclopedia—South Campus REF TL 205 .G66 2000

Chilton’s repair manuals—South Campus REF TL 215

Mechanical Parts and Labor Estimating Guide—South Campus REF TL 153 .M57

Ward’s Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures—South Campus REF HF 9710 .U5 W37

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Motor Vehicles, Aeronautics, Astronautics

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Motor Vehicles. Cycles

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Mechanical Engineering & Machinery

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Engineering

Current periodical subscriptions: Ward’s Auto World, Automotive Engineering International

Web sites:

Automotive Technology

http://www.automotive-technology.com/

Automotive Service Careers and Learning Resources

http://www.khake.com/page12.html

AutoWorld Automotive Terminology

http://www.autoworld.com/news/glossary.htm

USCAR (United States Council for Automotive Research)

http://www.uscar.org/

Popular Mechanics Auto How-To Central

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute - Automotive Analysis Division

http://www.umtri.umich.edu/divisionPage.php?pageID=47

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Keyword search terms: cells, molecules, organisms, genetics, biotechnology, experimental biology, nutrition, anatomy, physiology, reproduction, dissection

Subject search terms: biology, human biology, variation (biology), symbiosis, bioethics, vitalism, biometry, bioengineering

Recommended Reference books:

Innovations in Biology—South Campus REF QH 307.2 .I56 1999

Encyclopedia of Human Biology—Center  & South Campus REF QP 11 .E53 1991

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Life Sciences—South Campus REF QH 307.2 .C36 1985

Electronic periodicals: Science--Biology

Current periodical subscriptions: American Biology Teacher, Nature, Science, Science News

Web sites:

Online Biology Dictionary

http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary

Biology Century

http://userpages.umbc.edu/~farabaug/biologycentury/index.html

What is Life: a lifescience educational forum

http://www.whatislife.com/

ScienceDaily

http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/biology

LifeClinic: nutrition basics

http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/nutrition/nutrition.asp

The Biology Project: an interactive resource for learning Biology

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/default.html

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Keyword search terms: companies, stocks, corporate, profits, bankruptcy, cash flow, payroll, financial reporting, budget, assets, business plans, cash management, costing, corporate accounting, business mergers

Subject search terms: business, commerce, economics, management, personnel management, labor costs, labor discipline, industries, entrepreneurship, business enterprises, corporations, corporate culture, business anthropology, investment banking, business failures

Recommended Reference books:

Hoover’s Handbook of World Business—Center & South Campus REF HG 4009 .H66

Hoover’s Handbook of American Business—Center & South Campus REF HG 4057 .A28617

Business Statistics of the United States—Center & South Campus REF HC 101 .B87

Business Plans Handbook: A Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Small Businesses Throughout North America—Center & South Campus REF HD 62.7 .B865

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Commerce

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Industries

Current periodical subscriptions: Business Week, Barron’s, Black Enterprise, Industry Week, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, Crain’s Detroit Business

Web sites:

Financial Calculators

http://www.mortgageloan.com/calculator

Small Business Administration

http://www.sba.gov/

Washington Post Business Terms Glossary

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/glossary/indexag.htm

Zycon Industrial Directory

http://www.zycon.com/

Business and Economy in the Yahoo! Directory

http://dir.yahoo.com/business_and_economy

Business.com Directory

http://www.business.com/directory/index.asp

Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/

Fortune 500

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/

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Keyword search terms: polymer, surfactants, atoms, periodic table, chemical elements, compounds, neutrons, electrons, gases, acids, organic, fission, oxidation

Subject search terms: chemistry, quantum chemistry, surface chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, chemists, biochemistry, chemical bonds, atomic mass

Recommended Reference books:

Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry—South Campus REF QD 148 .E53 1994

Chemistry: Foundations and Applications—Center & South Campus REF QD 4 .C48 2004

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry—Center & South Campus REF QD 4 .M33 1997

Electronic periodicals: Science--Chemistry

Current periodical subscriptions: Journal of Chemical Education, Journal of Organic Chemistry, Science, Science News

Web sites:

American Chemical Society

http://www.chemistry.org/

Balancing Chemical Equations (Virtual Tutorial)

http://www.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/betha/nealChemBal/

ChemiCool Periodic Table, Dictionary, and Chemistry Tools

http://www.chemicool.com/

Biographical Snapshots of Women and Minority Chemists

http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCEWWW/Features/eChemists/Bios/index.html

Chemsoc Timeline

http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/timeline

Classic Chemistry Calculations

http://web.lemoyne.edu/~giunta/classicalcs/topics.html

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Keyword search terms: processing, software, computing, hacking, cybercrime, electronic spreadsheets, Microsoft, computer programming

Subject search terms: computers, cybernetics, database management, telecommunications, Internet, computer security, data protection, web sites, computer network resources, MAC OS, UNIX, Java, HTML, information networks, integrated circuits, interface circuits, expert systems (computer science), artificial intelligence

Recommended Reference books:

Encyclopedia of Computer Science—Center Campus REF QA 76.15 .E48 2000

Computer Desktop Encyclopedia—South Campus REF QA 76.15 .F732 1996

The Computer Glossary: The Complete Illustrated Desk Reference—Center & South Campus REF QA 76.73 .A8 K38 1992

Electronic periodicals: Science--Mathematics--Instruments and Machines

Web sites:

Computer Languages History

http://www.levenez.com/lang/

Internet History

http://www.livinginternet.com/

Chronology of Personal Computers

http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/

FOLDOC (Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing)

http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/contents.html

Software Patent Index

http://www.bitlaw.com/software-patent/index.html

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Keyword search terms: recipes, chefs, culinary, cuisine, dining, epicure, food safety, cookbooks, kosher cookbook, culinary careers, gourmet, professional dining, Culinary Institute of America

Subject search terms: cookery, food, beverages, confectionery, sugar art, desserts, pastry, restaurants, food service, dinners and dining, cake decorating, baking, nutrition, diet, appetizers, quantity cookery, caterers and catering, low-fat diet, diet therapy, nutrition, coffee, espresso

Recommended Reference books:

Grand Diplome Cooking Course—Center Campus REF TX 715 .G7514

Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America—Center Campus REF TX 349 .E45 2004

Cambridge World History of Food—Center Campus REF TX 353 .C255 2000

Larousse Gastronomique—Center Campus REF TX 349 .M613 1988

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Home Economics

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Home Economics--Nutrition

Current periodical subscriptions: Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Gourmet

Web sites:

Food Museum Online

http://www.foodmuseum.com/

Food Lexicon: food translator for over 24,000 words in six languages

http://www.foodlexicon.net/index.html

American Culinary Federation

http://www.acfchefs.org/

Who’s Who Culinary Personalities

http://www.foodreference.com/html/whoswhom.html

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Also see Automotive Technology

Keyword search terms: engineering standards, industrial design, machine drafting, schematic diagrams, dimensioning, geotechnical engineering, blueprint reading

Subject search terms: electric drafting, electronic drafting, mechanical drawing, structural drawing, blueprints, machinery—drawings, bridges—design and construction, engineering, engineering design, engineering graphics, engineering mathematics, building, strains and stresses, structural analysis (Engineering), strength of materials, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, automation, engineering ethics, applied mechanics, quality control, models and modelmaking, deep drawing (metal-work)

Recommended Reference books:

The Complete Reference AutoCAD 14—South Campus REF T 385 .C541399 1999

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Engineering—South Campus REF TA 9 .M36 1993

Electronic periodicals: Fine Arts--Architecture

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Engineering

Electronic periodicals: Fine Arts--Drawing, Design, Illustration

Web sites:

American Design Drafting Association International

http://www.adda.org/

How to read blueprints

http://www.make-my-own-house.com/blueprint-symbols.html

Learning Technical Illustration

http://www.techdrawingtools.com/learn.htm

AutoCAD Tutorials

http://www.cadtutor.net/tutorials

MCAD Central Directory

http://www.mcadcentral.com/directory

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Keyword search terms: global capitalism, free market, NASDAQ, NYSE, economic indicators, microeconomics, macroeconomics, stocks, bonds, commerce, finance, global trade, Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, supply and demand, free markets

Subject search terms: economics, economics—United States, economic forecasting, econometrics, economists, business cycles, stock exchanges, stock market bubble, speculation, financial, crises, capitalism, profit, economic policy, inflation, industries, investments, investment analysis, securities, mutual funds, precision casting, rate of return

Recommended Reference books:

Stock Market Encyclopedia (Standard & Poor’s)—South Campus REF HG 4921 .S68

The MIT Dictionary of Modern Economics—Center & South Campus REF HB 61 .P4

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Economic Theory

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Commerce

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Finance--Investment. Capital Formation. Speculation.

Current periodical subscriptions: The Economist, Economic Indicators, Economic Review, SRC Blue Book of 12-Year NYSE Charts , SRC Orange Book of 12-Year NASDAQ Charts, Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities

Web sites:

The Federal Reserve

http://www.federalreserve.gov/

Economics - A to Z

http://www.economist.com/research/economics/

Stock Market Crashes

http://www.investopedia.com/features/crashes/

Brief History of U.S. Economy

http://economics.about.com/od/useconomichistory/3_The_US_Economy_A_Brief_History.htm

World Economic Forum Competitiveness Profiles

http://www.weforum.org

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See Drafting & Design or Automotive Technology

Keyword search terms: short story criticism, contemporary Hispanic literature, style manuals, research paper process, sentence structure, English vocabulary and grammar, Opposing Viewpoints series, children’s literature, Ayn Rand, Langston Hughes, Native-American writers, prose fiction, Shakespeare criticism, Shakespeare themes, sonnets, literary adaptations, literary style

Subject search terms: literature, style—literary, literature—history and criticism, writing, research—handbooks, manuals, etc., poetry, novelists, authors, women authors, women and literature, feminism in literature, American literature, Russian literature, American fiction—African American authors, literary prizes, literary form, books—reviews, William Shakespeare, Homer, literature and society, creative writing, classical fiction, canon (literature), anthologies

Recommended Reference books:

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers—Center & South Campus REF LB 2369 .G53 2003

Dictionary of Concepts in Literary Criticism and Theory—South Campus REF PN 41 .H36 1992

Dictionary of Literary Biography—Center & South Campus REF PS 21 .D52

The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature—Center & South Campus REF PS 21 .E537 2004

Research paper Step-by-Step—Center Campus REF LB 2369 .A48 1998

Electronic periodicals: Language and Literature--American Literature

Electronic periodicals: Language and Literature--English Literature

Electronic periodicals: Language and Literature--Literature--Literary History

Electronic periodicals: Language and Literature--English

Current periodical subscriptions: College English, College Composition & Communication, Horn Book, Poetry

Web sites:

http://www.bartleby.com/141/

http://www.theliteraryreview.org/

Poetry

http://www.bartleby.com/verse

BBC Poetry Out Loud: poets perform their own work

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/outloud/index.shtml

SciFan

http://www.scifan.com/writers/

Children’s Literature Awards and Prizes

http://www.dawcl.com

Bibliomania Biographical Dictionary

http://www.bibliomania.com/2

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Keyword search terms: ESL, ESL phrase books, TOEFL, textbooks for foreign speakers, English vocabulary and grammar, English usage, grammar workbook, sentence structure

Subject search terms: English Language, Americanisms, English Language examinations, written communication, reading (higher education)

Recommended Reference books:

The College Board International Student Handbook 2005—South Campus REF L 901 .I658 2004

Oxford ESL Dictionary: For Students of American English—Center Campus REF PE 2835 .O95 1991

A Dictionary of Modern American Usage—Center Campus REF PE 2827 .G37 1998

Electronic periodicals: Language and Literature--English

Web sites:

ESL Resources, Handouts, & Exercises from Purdue University

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/#resources

GetTOEFL Practice Site

http://www.gettoefl.com/practice.htm

Gallaudet’s ESL Lessons

http://aaweb.gallaudet.edu/CLAST/Tutorial_and_Instructional_Programs/English_Works/Reading_(ESL).html

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See Industrial Science

 Technology--Building Construction--Protection of Buildings

Current periodical subscriptions: NFPA Journal, Fire Engineering

Web sites:

National Fire Protection Association

http://www.nfpa.org/

International Association of Firefighters

http://www.iaff.org/

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Keyword search terms: learn French, French vocabulary, French art, French cooking, French dialects

Subject search terms: French language—grammar, English language—French, France—civilization, motion pictures French, national characteristics French, French Americans

Recommended Reference books:

Le Bon Usage: Grammaire Francaise—South Campus REF PQ 2112 2004

The Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary—Center Campus REF PC 2650 .O83 2001

Electronic periodicals: Language and Literature--French Literature

Electronic periodicals: History of Europe--History of France

Current periodical subscriptions: Paris-Match

Web sites:

http://www.lemonde.fr/

The French Tutorial (with mp3 audio files)

http://www.frenchtutorial.com/standard/pronunciation/alphabet.php

BBC Guide to Learning French

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/

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Keyword search terms: landforms, plate tectonics, urban sprawl, urban planning, climate, GIS, topographic maps, military maps, aerial maps, deserts, North American exploration

Subject search terms: geography, physical geography, human geography, landscape assessment, atlases, maps, cartography, surveying, geography—network analysis, rivers, oceans, mountains, Michigan—historical geography, geography—Great Lakes region, environmental sciences

Recommended Reference books:

Atlas of the World, Deluxe ed.—Center Campus REF G 1021 .A7545 2005

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations—Center Campus REF G 63 .W67 2001

Encyclopedia of World Geography—South Campus REF G 133 .E48 1994

Electronic periodicals: Geography

Electronic periodicals: Cartography

Current periodical subscriptions: National Geographic

Web sites:

Geography Network

http://www.geographynetwork.com/

National Geographic’s Maps & Geography

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/

World Geography Interactive Quizzes

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/

State of Michigan: Geographical information

http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-51170-51886---.00html

Principal Rivers of the World

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001779.html

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Keyword search terms: landforms, diastrophism, continental drift, plate tectonics, rock formation, igneous rocks, marine geology, earthquake prediction

Subject search terms: geology, earth sciences, geomorphology, rocks, minerals, stone, precious stones, mines and mineral resources, natural history, volcanism, mountains, meteorite craters, crystallography, mineralogy, geological time, historical geology, geological survey, geologists, seismology

Recommended Reference books:

Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences—Center & South Campus REF QE 5 .R5137 1996

Hydrogeologic Atlas of Michigan—South Campus REF GB 1025 .M5 H82

Penguin Dictionary of Geology—South Campus REF QE 5 .W45

Electronic periodicals: Science--Geology

Web sites:

United States Geological Survey

http://geology.usgs.gov/

Geology.com: Earth Science online

http://geology.com/

Association of American State Geologists

http://www.stategeologists.org/

Geological Society of America Field Guides

http://www.gsajournals.org/gsaonline/?request=get-fieldguides

Minerals—by name and class

http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by-name.htm

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Keyword search terms: German vocabulary, German grammar, German songs, German art, German quotations, German culture, German customs

Subject search terms: German language, German language—pronunciation, motion pictures German, Germany, national characteristics German, German Literature

Recommended Reference books:

Langenscheidt's New Muret-Sanders Encyclopedic Dictionary of the English and German Languages—South Campus REF PF 3640 .L257

German Picture Dictionary—Center Campus REF PF 3629 .W55 1986

Electronic periodicals: Language and Literature--West Germanic

Current periodical subscriptions: Der Spiegel

Web sites:

German Vocabulary Games

http://german.pravapis.org/

German Grammar Lessons and Practice Tests

http://eleaston.com/german-qz.html

Travels Through Germany

http://www.travelsthroughgermany.com/

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See Medicine

See also Political Science

Keyword search terms: wars, Civil War, civilizations, Rome, ancient times, medieval world, American Reconstruction, Spanish Civil War, War of 1812, Louisiana Purchase, Winston Churchill, Henry Kissinger

Subject search terms: history, chronology, world history, modern history, historical geography, military history, presidents, world war, Holocaust, Vietnamese Conflict, slavery, slaves—emancipation, United States—history, women—history, women’s rights, nuclear weapons, nuclear arms control, nuclear disarmament, Constitutional law—United States, federalism, international relations

Recommended Reference books:

Milestones of History: 100 Decisive Events in the History of Mankind—South Campus REF D 20 .M6

Peoples of the Earth—South Campus REF GN 315 .P417

Chronology of the United States—Center Campus REF E 174.5 .C63

The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 BC to the Present—Center Campus REF D 25 .D86 1993

Dictionary of Concepts in History—South Campus REF D 13 .R49 1986

Electronic periodicals: History: America

Electronic periodicals: Auxiliary Sciences of History--History of Civilization

Electronic periodicals: History (General)

Current periodical subscriptions: History Today, The Historical Society of Michigan Newsletter, Michigan History

Web sites:

Cambridge Encyclopedia of World History - Searchable

http://www.bartleby.com/67/

HyperHistory Online

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

The History Place

http://www.historyplace.com/

This Day in History

http://www.historychannel.com/tdih

Picture History: Digital Library

http://www.picturehistory.com/

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Keyword search terms: classical mythology, Greek mythology, Hinduism, Bahai, ancient philosophy, comparative philosophy, Egyptian art, Roman art, primitive art

Subject search terms: humanities, arts, aesthetics, art appreciation, art criticism, mythology, folklore, gods, legends, myth, religion, religions, culture, historical sociology, civilization, ethnic relations, culture conflict, ethics, philosophy, philosophers, values, art and morals, art and mythology, art, art African, ethnic art, ethnic folklore, Judaism, philosophy and religion, East and West, Confucianism, manners and customs, ethnology, religion and culture, Christianity, church history, Christianity and culture, women and religion

Recommended Reference books:

Arts & Humanities Through the Eras—Center Campus REF NX 440 .A787 2005

American Folklore: An Encyclopedia—South Campus REF GR 101 .A54 1998

Encyclopedia of Ethics—South Campus REF BJ 63 .E45 2001

Electronic periodicals: Fine Arts

Electronic periodicals: Folklore

Electronic periodicals: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

Current periodical subscriptions: Religion & Literature

Web sites:

Humanities Interactive

http://www.humanities-interactive.org/

Humbul Humanities Hub

www.intute.ac.uk

Religions of the World

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/

Encyclopedia Mythica: Mythology & Folklore

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/folklore/folklore/articles.html

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Also see Materials Science

Keyword search terms: electronic components, fabricating, fasteners, alloys, circuit, electroplating, piping, wear technology

Subject search terms: automation, electronics, industrial engineering, industrial electronics, robotics, machinery, motors, power transmission, engineering, electric transformers, assembly-line methods, automatic machinery, automatic control, thermoforming, thermodynamics, electric engineering, electronic drafting, manufacturing processes

Recommended Reference books:

Tool and Manufacturing Engineers Handbook—South Campus REF TS 176 .T63 1983

The Electronics Handbook—South Campus REF TK 7867 .E4244 1996

Handbook of Industrial Robotics—South Campus REF TS 191.8 .H36 1985

ASHRAE Handbook—South Campus REF TH 7005 .A8

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Electrical Engineering. Electronics.

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Engineering. Civil Engineering.

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Hydraulic Engineering

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Mechanical Engineering & Machinery

Web sites:

Engineering Tool Box

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com

Finishing Industry Online Library

http://www.finishing.com/Library/index.html

Robotics Online: Industrial Robotics Statistics & Articles

http://www.roboticsonline.com/public/articles/articles.cfm?cat=201

ThomasNet: Industrial Products

http://www.thomasnet.com/index.html

Virtual Library for Engineering, Mathematics and Computing

www.intute.ac.uk

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Keyword search terms: international communication, world economics, Latin American history, Puerto Rican culture, Hispanic women, Africa epidemics, famines Sudan, Bosnia genocide, nuclear weapons North Korea, customs South Africa, Third World, United States foreign relations

Subject search terms: international relations, international economic relations, international trade, foreign trade regulation, economic assistance, ethnic relations, international cooperation, world politics, geopolitics, Africa, Pan-Africanism, South America, Central America, Latin America, South Asia, Middle East, Brazil—foreign relations, Iraq—foreign relations, Communism—Latin America, Asia—religion, women in Islam, developing countries

Recommended Reference books:

Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara—Center & South Campus REF DT 351 .E53 1997

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia—Center & South Campus REF DS 4 .E53

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa—Center & South Campus REF DS 43 .E53 2004

Encyclopedia of World Political Systems—South Campus REF JF 51 .D465 2000

Latin America, History and Culture: An Encyclopedia for Students—South Campus REF F 1406 .T46 1999

Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia—Center Campus REF K 48 .L44 2002

Electronic periodicals: Political Science--International Relations

Electronic periodicals: Political Science--International Law

Electronic periodicals: Manners and Customs (Social Sciences)

Web sites:

Country Studies

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/

Latin American Studies Association

http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/

United Nations Statistics Division

http://unstats.un.org/

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Keyword search terms: Italian score, Italian art, Italian customs, Italian culture, Italian grammar, Italian quotations, Italian vocabulary

Subject search terms: Italian language—pronunciation, Italian language—self-instruction, motion pictures Italian, Italian Americans, national characteristics Italian, Sicily, Rome

Recommended Reference books:

NTC’s Beginner’s Italian and English Dictionary—Center Campus REF PC 1640 .N83 1995

Let’s Learn Italian Picture Dictionary—Center Campus REF 1640 .G66 1991

Electronic periodicals: Italy. Italian Language.

Web sites:

Languagegames Italian

http://www.languagegames.org/la/italian.asp

BBC Languages: Learn Italian

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/

la Repubblica—weekly Italian crosswords

http://www.repubblica.it/online/lessico_e_nuvole/index_cruciverba.htm

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Keyword search terms: online newspapers, PageMaker, newspaper business, newspaper reading, foreign correspondents, broadcasting, broadcast media, muckraking, yellow journalism, Edward Murrow

Subject search terms: journalism, publicity, editorials, copy-reading, photojournalism, editing, reporters and reporting, desktop publishing, mass media, press, news agencies, foreign news, newspaper publishing, newspaper layout and typography, newspapers, community newspapers, newsprint, Wall Street Journal—history, New York Times—history, journalists

Recommended Reference books:

The Associated Press Style Book and Libel Manual—South Campus REF PN 4783 .A83 1998

Covering Criminal Justice: A Resource Guide for Journalists—South Campus REF HV 7240 .C685 2000

The Encyclopedia of American Journalism—South Campus REF PN 4855 .P26 1983

Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Journalists—South Campus REF PN 4871 .T34 1996

Electronic periodicals: Language and Literature--Journalism. The periodical press.

Current periodical subscriptions: Columbia Journalism Review

Web sites:

Journalism Resources

http://www.journalism.org/resources/

Student Press Law Center

http://www.splc.org/

AP Style Exercises Online

http://www.longleaf.net/newsroom101/

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See also Management

Keyword search terms: workforce, personnel, management, arbitration, labor disputes, women wages, workplace sexual harassment, collective bargaining, disability in the workplace, disability benefits, workplace safety

Subject search terms: labor policy, industrial relations, personnel management, labor discipline, labor laws and legislation, employee rights, employees, labor unions, dispute resolution (law), law reports, law reviews, labor contract, labor costs, labor courts, labor demand, labor economics, labor supply, grievance procedures, labor market, teams in the workplace

Recommended Reference books:

Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics [2005]: Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data—South Campus REF HD 8064 .H38 2005

Labor Relations Reference Manual—South Campus REF KF 3308 .L3

Understanding Labor Law—Center Campus REF KF 3319 .R39 1999

Electronic periodicals: Law--Law of the United States

Electronic periodicals: Labor (Law & Social Sciences)

Current periodical subscriptions: Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Industrial Relations, Labor Law Journal, Dispute Resolution Journal, Monthly Labor Review

Web sites:

Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/

U.S. National Labor Relations Board

http://www.nlrb.gov

 of Labor Management Standards

http://www.dol.gov/esa/olms/regs/compliance/enforce_2007.htm

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See also Law/Legal Assistant

Keyword search terms: police promotion, police corruption, police manuals, police officers, police management, FBI, weaponry, high-speed pursuits, law enforcement careers

Subject search terms: law enforcement, police, police administration, criminal justice personnel, crime prevention, criminal justice, crime, criminal law, criminology, criminals, crime analysis, criminal statistics, drug abuse and crime, narcotics and crime, criminal investigation, crime scenes, crime scene searches, victims of crimes, offenses against property, violent crimes, homicide, murder, criminal psychology, deviant behavior, criminal courts, evidence, detectives, forensic sciences, robbery, theft

Recommended Reference books:

Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement—Center Campus REF HV 7921 .E53 2005

The Law Officer’s Pocket Manual—Center Campus REF HV 8141 .M55 2003

The Jeffers Directory of Law Enforcement Officials—Center Campus REF HV 8130 .J43

Crimes and Punishment: The Illustrated Crime Encyclopedia—Center Campus REF HV 6017 .C76 1994

Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities—Center Campus REF HV 9471 .E693 2005

Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior—Center Campus REF HV 6016 .E53 2001

Encyclopedia of World Crime: Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Law Enforcement—Center Campus REF HV 6017 .E54

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice—Center Campus REF HV 6017 .E52 2002

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Criminology

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Criminal Justice Administration

Current periodical subscriptions: Crime Control Digest, The Police Chief

Web sites:

Officer.com

http://www.officer.com/

Bureau of Justice Crime Statistics Page

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

Federal Bureau of Investigation—Reading Room Index

http://www.fbi.gov/

National Criminal Justice Research Service

http://www.ncjrs.org/viewall.html

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See also Law Enforcement or Labor Management

Keyword search terms: legal assistant, paralegal, paralegal basics, torts, legal arguments, legal writing, divorce laws, family law, law cases, legislative process, law careers

Subject search terms: law, jurisprudence, legal composition, legal research, law—Michigan, law—terminology, law and ethics, legal ethics, law and politics, insanity—jurisprudence, sex and law, common law, business law, commercial law, criminal law, medical laws and legislation, medical jurisprudence, lawyers, forensic orations, emigration and immigration law, courts, juvenile courts, court administration, court rules, dispute resolution (law), procedure (law), justice, law reports, law reviews, law schools, criminal liability

Recommended Reference books:

Black’s Law Dictionary—Center & South Campus REF KF 156 .B53 2004

West’s Michigan Law Finder—Center & South Campus REF KFM 4261 .W47

West’s Legal Thesaurus/Dictionary—South Campus REF KF 156 .S7 1986

Electronic periodicals: Law

Current periodical subscriptions: The Michigan Bar Journal, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Facts & Findings, Macomb County Legal News, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Crime Control Digest,  Legal Assistant Today, National Paralegal Reporter

Web sites:

Thomas: Legislative Information Online

http://thomas.loc.gov/

Office of the Law Revision Counsel—U.S. Code

http://uscode.house.gov/

Michigan Legislature

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/

Michigan Appellate Digest Online

http://coa.courts.mi.gov/Digest/DigestLaunchPage.jsp

Michigan Government Index

http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192----A,00.html

FindLaw On-Line Legal Dictionary

http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/

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See English, Composition and Literature

See Media & Communication Arts

Keyword search terms: management, personnel, workforce, employee termination, employee motivation, absenteeism, fringe benefits, workplace

Subject search terms: management, industrial relations, organization, communication in management, decision making, management information systems, employee ownership, business consultants, employee attitude surveys, industrial management, sales management, personnel management, labor costs, executives, executive ability, labor disciplines, public administration, marketing, consumers, management audit, employee interviewing, employee selection, incentives in industry, human capital, wages

Recommended Reference books:

Encyclopedia of Management—Center Campus REF HD 30.15 .E49 2000

Prentice Hall Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Terms—South Campus REF HF 1001 .C68 1995

The Human Resources Glossary: A Complete Desk Reference for HR Professionals—South Campus REF HF 5549 .A23 T73 1991

Electronic periodicals: Management

Current periodical subscriptions: HR Focus, HR Magazine, Dispute Resolution Journal

Web sites:

Free Management Library

http://www.managementhelp.org/

Leader to Leader Institute: Non-profit management

http://www.leadertoleader.org

Emerald ManagementFirst: Management Articles

http://firstemeraldinsight.com

Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center

http://www.gvsu.edu/misbtdc/

Workforce Management Archive

http://www.workforce.com/archive/index.php

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See Industrial Science or Materials Science

Keyword search terms: customers, market research, variable pricing, product positioning, marketing careers, marketing strategy, American marketplace, marketing guide, marketing plans, image marketing

Subject search terms: marketing, sales management, brand name products, corporate image, trademarks, advertising, market segmentation, consumer behavior, consumers, marketing audits, marketing research, product life cycle, product management, mail-order business, selling, industrial management, telemarketing, popular culture—United States, merchandising, store decoration, television advertising

Recommended Reference books:

Marketing Encyclopedia: Issues and Trends Shaping the Future—Center & South Campus REF HF 5415 .A46 1995

Official Guide to the American Marketplace—South Campus REF HB 848 .O34

SRDS (Standard Rate & Data Service)—South Campus REF HF 5905 .S725

Electronic periodicals: Marketing

Electronic periodicals: Advertising

Web sites:

Nielsen: free marketing tools and resources

http://www.claritas.com/claritas/Default.jsp?ti=3&ci=1&pn=freeinfo

All About Marketing

http://www.managementhelp.org/mrktng/mrktng.htm

Academy of Marketing Science Review—Articles online from a refereed academic journal

http://www.amsreview.org/articles.htm

Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/eaa/

Advertising Timeline History: 1704-1999

http://www.adage.com/century/TIMELINE/index.html

Advertising Age’s Advertising Century: The top campaigns, jingles, slogans, and icons of 20^th Century advertising

http://www.adage.com/century/campaigns.html

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Also see Industrial Science, Drafting & Design, or Automotive Technology

Keyword search terms: adhesives, sealants, fabricating, brazing, alloys, cast iron, piping, tubing, powder metallurgy, wear technology

Subject search terms: plastics, pipe, sheet-metal work, metal-work, materials, welding, manufacturing processes, rolling (metal-work), models and modelmaking, steel, oxyacetylene welding, deep drawing (metal-work), metal stamping, injection molding of plastics, metallurgy, metals, thermoforming

Recommended Reference books:

Tool and Manufacturing Engineers Handbook—South Campus REF TS 176 .T63 1983

Plastics Technical Dictionary—South Campus REF TP 986 .A15 W5

ASM Metals Reference Book—South Campus REF TA 459 .A78 1993

Jefferson’s Welding Encyclopedia—South Campus REF TS 227 .W37

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Manufacturers

Electronic periodicals: Technology--Mining Engineering, Metallurgy

Current periodical subscriptions: Welding Journal

Web sites:

Sheet Metal Designs and Calculations

http://www.engineersedge.com/sheet_metal_calc.htm

Welding Dictionary

http://www.millerwelds.com/education/dictionary.html

History of Plastics

http://www.plasticsindustry.org/AboutPlastics/content.cfm?ItemNumber=670&navItemNumber=117

Hydraulic Technical Library

http://www.hydraulicsupermarket.com/technical.html

Plant Engineering Maintenance and Reliability Resources

http://www.maintenanceresources.com/ReferenceLibrary/index.htm

MetalForming Magazine

http://www.metalformingmagazine.com/previous.asp

American Machinist Issue Archive

http://www.americanmachinist.com/IssueArchive.aspx

Keyword search terms: math, equations, teaching math, calculus solutions manual, analytic geometry, linear algebra, word problems, fractions, decimals, math graphs, prealgebra, Mathematical Association of America

Subject search terms: mathematics, graphic methods, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, mathematical analysis, mathematical statistics, functions, mathematical ability, mathematicians, women in mathematics, mathematics—examinations, math anxiety, problem solving

Recommended Reference books:

Mathematics Illustrated Dictionary—South Campus REF QA 5 .B4

CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae—South Campus REF QA 47 .M315 2003

The Facts on File Dictionary of Mathematics—Center & South Campus REF QA 5 .F35 1999

Remarkable Mathematicians—South Campus REF QA 28 .J36 2002

Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Guide to Business and Everyday Math—Center Campus REF QA 40 .B87 1996

Electronic periodicals: Science--Mathematics

Current periodical subscriptions: Teaching Children Mathematics, The Mathematics Teacher

Web sites:

MathWorld

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/

Math Resources

http://mathforum.org/math.topics.html

College Math Tutorials

http://www.math.hmc.edu/calculus/tutorials/

Texas Instruments Calculator Tutorials

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/nonProductMulti/training_online_tutorials.html

MacTutor: History of Mathematics Archive

http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Search/historysearch.html

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See also Marketing

Keyword search terms: graphis, commercials, color processes, graphic design, typography, graphic artists, graphic techniques, photo retouching, airbrush, environmental graphics, supergraphics

Subject search terms: art, illustration of books, graphic arts, book design, posters, computer graphics, commercial art, drawing, design, photography, trademarks, cartooning, computer animation, creative ability in business, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, advertising layout and typography, printing, digital printing, image processing, video art, visual communication, magazine design, communication in art, pictures—printing, lithography, etching, artists studios, merchandising, television advertising, lettering, signs and signboards, street art

Recommended Reference books:

Artist & Graphic Designer’s Market: Where & How to Sell Your Illustration, Fine Art, Graphic Design, & Cartoons—South Campus REF N 8600 .A76

The Complete Encyclopedia of Illustration—South Campus REF NC 960 .C7

Who’s Who in Graphic Art—South Campus REF NC 45 .W5

Directory of Michigan Artists III—Center & South Campus REF N 52 .M5 F67 2001

Electronic periodicals: Fine Arts--Drawing, Design, Illustration

Current periodical subscriptions: Leurzer’s Int’l Archive, Advertising Age, Popular Photography

Web sites:

American Sign Museum

http://www.signmuseum.com/

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Posters American Style

http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/posters/

Album Cover Art Gallery

http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/coverart.html

3D Artists Global Art Gallery

http://raph.com/3dartists/artgallery/ag-c.html

Chronology of Animation

http://www.animated-divots.com/chronst.html

AllTheLogos: 90,000+ company logos

http://www.allthelogos.com/

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Keyword search terms: illness, birth defects, medical rehabilitation, physician, pharmaceutical, dosage calculations, health care, health insurance, surgery, back pain

Subject search terms: medicine, nursing, care of the sick, medical ethics, acupuncture, autopsy, cardiology, diagnosis, critical care medicine, dentistry, medical emergencies, geriatrics, gerontology, hospitals, hygiene, medical microbiology, health, diseases, holistic medicine, physiology, genetic disorders, obstetrics, gynecology, medical laws and legislation

Recommended Reference books:

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health—Center Campus REF RT 21 .G353 2002

Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health—Center Campus REF RJ 26 .G35 2005

Encyclopedia of Family Health—Center Campus REF RC 81 .A2 E5 2005

Magill's Medical Guide—Center Campus REF RC 41 M34 2008

Physicians’ Desk Reference—Center & South Campus REF RS 75 .P5 2005

Physicians’ Desk Reference for Non-Prescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements—Center Campus REF RM 671 .A1 P54 2004

Rehabilitation Specialist's Handbook—Center Campus REF RM 735.3 R68 2005

Rehabilitation Sourcebook—Center Campus REF RM 930.R3665 2000

Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy—Center Campus REF RM 735 .J345 2004

Electronic periodicals: Medicine

Electronic periodicals: Medicine--Nursing

Current periodical subscriptions: The Lancet, The American Journal of Nursing, AWHONN Lifelines, The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Health, Hospitals & Health Networks, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, A Journal of Emergency Medical Services: JEMS, Journal of Gerontology, Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing: JOGNN, Journal of Pediatric Health Care, Mayo Clinic Women’s Healthsource, MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, The New England Journal of Medicine, Surgical Technologist, RN, Pediatric Nursing, Respiratory Care, Nursing, Nursing Outlook, Nursing Research, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy Canada, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Web sites:

http://www.bartleby.com/107/

http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCatagories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN.aspx

American Association of Medical Assistants

http://www.aama-ntl.org/recertified/faqs_recertification.aspx

American Association for Respiratory Care

http://www.aarc.org/resources

American Health Information Management Association

http://www.ahima.org/

American Nurses Association

http://www.ana.org/default.aspx

American Occupational Therapy Association

http://www.aota.org/

American Physical Therapy Association

http://www.apta.org/

Association of Surgical Technologists

http://www.ast.org/

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Keyword search terms: scores, phonodisc, Dvorak, Mozart, music interpretation, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, world music, chords, tone color

Subject search terms: music, singing, voice, vocal music, popular music, rock music, choral singing, singers, orchestra, orchestral music, instrumental music, instrumentation and orchestration, musicians, entertainers, musical instruments, violin, piano, composers, music appreciation, musicals, musical criticism, music-halls, musical form, symphony, ballets—scores, piano music, folk music, musical meter and rhythm

Recommended Reference books:

The Oxford History of Western Music—Center Campus REF ML 160 .T18 2005

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians-Center Campus REF ML 100 .N48 2001

Baker’s Student Encyclopedia of Music—South Campus REF ML 100 .B26 1999

The A to Z of Foreign Musical Terms—Center Campus REF ML 108 .A53 1989

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Classical Music—South Campus REF ML 105 .I4

Electronic periodicals: Music

Web sites:

Essentials of Music

http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/

ClassicalWorks Musical Timeline

http://www.classicalworks.com/his.pages/timeline.html

Atlas of Consonance

http://www.sohl.com/sohl/mt/maptone.html

Teoria: Music Theory Tutorials and Exercises

http://www.teoria.com/index.html

Musipedia: Open Music Encyclopedia

http://www.musipedia.org/

Classical Net—Composer Informational Sites

http://www.classical.net/music/links/complink.html

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See Medicine

Keyword search terms: Socrates, John Locke, Arthur Schopenhauer, Greek philosophy, ancient philosophy, human understanding, philosophy and art, truth and philosophy, morality and philosophy, philosophy and religion, modality, metaphysics, science and reason

Subject search terms: philosophy, philosophers, ethics, reason, reasoning, logic, thought and thinking, analysis (philosophy), order (philosophy), ordinary-language philosophy, ontology, philosophical anthropology, chance, necessity (philosophy)

Recommended Reference books:

Masterpieces of World Philosophy—Center Campus REF B 75 .M37 1990

World Philosophy: Essay-Reviews of 225 Major Works—Center Campus REF B 29 .W68 1982

Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy—South Campus REF B 41 .C35 1999

The Philosophers: Introducing Great Western Thinkers—South Campus REF B 72 .P44 1999

Electronic periodicals: Philosophy

Electronic periodicals: Speculative Philosophy

Electronic periodicals: Logic

Electronic periodicals: Ethics

Web sites:

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

http://www.iep.utm.edu

EpistemeLinks.com

http://www.epistemelinks.com/

Major Figures in Western Philosophy

http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/index.htm

Philosophy Now Magazine

http://www.philosophynow.org/archive/articles.htm

Philosophers’ Imprint: Journal published by the University of Michigan

http://www.umich.edu/~philos/Imprint/frameset.html?browse

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Keyword search terms: food pyramid, tennis, eating healthy, basketball history, Michael Jordan, yoga, pilates, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, fitness, sports careers

Subject search terms: physical fitness, physical fitness for women, nutrition, health, physiology, diet, food habits, sports, sports for women, winter sports, recreation, athletics, outdoor life, physical education and training, dance, bodybuilding, weight training, athletes, sports medicine, sports injuries, women athletes, African American athletes, coaching (athletics), sports records, running, marathon running, aerobic exercises, golf, bowling, sportsmanship, violence in sports, athletes—Michigan, heart—diseases—prevention, swimming—training

Recommended Reference books:

Fitness and Exercise Sourcebook—Center & South Campus REF GV 436 .F53 2001

Handbook of Sport Psychology—South Campus REF GV 706.4 .H37 2001

The Sports Rules Book—South Campus REF GV 731 .H85 1998

Nutrition Almanac—Center Campus REF RA 784 .N837 2007

Electronic periodicals: Physical Education and Training

Electronic periodicals: Sports

Current periodical subscriptions: Sports Illustrated, Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness, Fitness, Prevention, Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Strength and Conditioning Journal

Web sites:

American Council on Exercise

http://www.acefitness.org/default.aspx

Caloric Guide

http://www.annecollins.com/calories/

Body Mass Index Calculator

http://www.caloriecontrol.org/bmi.html

Physical Education on the Education Index

http://www.educationindex.com/physed/

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Keyword search terms: inertia, gravity, theoretical physics, optics, kinetic theory, relativity, Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, quantum physics, circular motion, work and energy, thermodynamics, contemporary physics, Stephen Hawking

Subject search terms: physics, nuclear physics, mathematical physics, chemical kinetics, force and energy, dynamics, solid state physics, crystals, relativity (physics), quantum theory, astrophysics

Recommended Reference books:

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics—Center & South Campus REF QC 5 .M15 1996

Facts on File Dictionary of Physics—South Campus REF QC 5 .F34 1999

Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Physics: General, Nuclear, Solid State, Molecular, Chemical, Metal and Vacuum Physics—South Campus REF QC 5 .E52

Electronic periodicals: Science--Physics

Current periodical subscriptions: Physics Today, The Physics Teacher

Web sites:

HyperPhysics

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html

Physics Central

http://www.physicscentral.com/

Physics 2000—interactive tutorial

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl

MIT’s Net Advance of Physics

http://web.mit.edu/redingtn/www/netadv/welcome.html

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Keyword search terms: election, voting, democracy, famous trials, judicial process, legislative process, due process, civil liberties, federalism, partisan, bipartisan, foreign policy, national defense

Subject search terms: political science, presidents, United States. Supreme Court, United States. Congress, Constitutional amendments, representative government and representation, state governments, federal government, campaign funds, war and emergency powers, women in politics, law and politics, conservatism, liberalism, legislators, political corruption, pressure groups, lobbying, citizenship, taxation

Recommended Reference books:

Political Handbook of the World—Center & South Campus REF JF 37 .P6

The Encyclopedia of American Political History—South Campus REF E 183 .E48 2001

Dictionary of Politics: Selected American and Foreign Political and Legal Terms—Center & South Campus REF JA 61 .R39 1992

Encyclopedia of the U.S. Supreme Court—Center & South Campus REF KF 8742 .A35 E53 2001

The Supreme Court, A to Z—Center & South Campus REF KF 8742 .A35 S8

Crown’s Book of Political Quotations: Over 2500 Lively Quotes from Plato to Reagan—Center Campus REF PN 6084 .P6 C7 1982

Electronic periodicals: Political Science

Current periodical subscriptions: American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, PS: Political Science & Politics, Congressional Digest, The Nation, The Weekly Standard

Web sites:

United States Constitution

http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html/

Recent Opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/opinions.html

Historic Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/name.htm

Presidential Tables: Charts on Various Presidential-Related Topics

http://americanhistory.about.com/library/charts/blchartpresidents.htm

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Keyword search terms: Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, abnormal psychology, personality disorders, psychotherapy, hypnosis, Oedipus complex, dream analysis, psychological assessment, Gestalt therapy, transference

Subject search terms: psychology, psychometrics, medicine and psychology, child psychology, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, criminal psychology, enthnopsychology, insanity, mental health, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, psychological tests, neuroses, antisocial personality disorders, psychotropic drugs, dreams, subconsciousness, self-perception, self psychology, group psychotherapy, psychiatric ethics, repression (psychology), defense mechanisms

Recommended Reference books:

Handbook of Psychology—South Campus REF BF 121 .H1955 2003

A Guide to Psychologists and Their Concepts—South Campus REF BF 109 .A1 N67

A Student’s Dictionary of Psychology—Center Campus REF BF 31 .S69 1989

The International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychoanalysis & Neurology—Center Campus REF RC 334 .I57

Electronic periodicals: Psychology

Current periodical subscriptions: Psychology Today, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, The American Psychologist, Journal of Applied Psychology

Web sites:

Classics in the History of Psychology

http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/topic.htm

Chronology of Noteworthy Events in American Psychology

http://www.cwu.edu/~warren/addenda.html

Encyclopedia of Psychology: People and History

http://www.psychology.org/links/People_and_History/

Topical Guide to Psychology

http://www.guidetopsychology.com/topics.htm

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Keyword search terms: ASL, TDD, sign language, deaf culture, Helen Keller, Marlee Matlin, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, deaf relationships

Subject search terms: American Sign Language, deaf, deafness, deaf parents, hearing impaired, interpreters for the deaf, deaf children, deafness in children, deaf women, films for the hearing impaired, video recordings for the hearing impaired, social work with the deaf, translating and interpreting

Recommended Reference books:

American Sign Language Dictionary—South Campus REF HV 2475 .S78 1998

Michigan Interpreter Directory—Center Campus REF HV 2561 .M52 M5

Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness—Center Campus REF HV 2365 .G35 1987

The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture—Center Campus REF HV 2359 .I487 1994

Web sites:

History of Sign Language

http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/cultures/daa/ASLHistory.html

The Deaf Resource Library

http://www.deaflibrary.org/

American Sign Language Resources

http://www.lifeprint.com/

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Keyword search terms: social stratification, social classes, crime and poverty, working poor, homelessness, spousal abuse, sibling abuse, welfare reform, alcoholism, youth and drugs, stepfamilies, hate crimes

Subject search terms: sociology, educational sociology, historical sociology, social sciences, social prediction, social policy, culture, crime—sociological aspects, sociolinguistics, social psychology, social interaction, racism, prejudices, race relations, poverty, child welfare, family violence, family, marriage, divorce, sexism, sex discrimination against women, social perception, drug abuse, substance abuse

Recommended Reference books:

Encyclopedia of Sociology—Center Campus REF HM 425 .E5 2000

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family—Center Campus REF HQ 9 .E52 2003

Social Issues: Selections from Macmillan’s four-volume Encyclopedia of Sociology—Center Campus REF HM 17 .S576 1998

A Critical Dictionary of Sociology—Center & South Campus REF HM 17 .B6813 1989

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Sociology (General)

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Communities, Classes, Races

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Social History, Social Problems, Social Reform

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--The Family, Marriage, Woman

Electronic periodicals: Social Sciences--Social Pathology. Social & Public Welfare. Criminology

Current periodical subscriptions: Teaching Sociology

Web sites:

Sociology Virtual Library

http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/resource.htm

Child Welfare Research Institute

http://www.childwelfare.com/

Office of Population Research at Princeton University

http://opr.princeton.edu/

Advancing Women in Leadership Online Journal

http://www.advancingwomen.com/awl/awl.html

The New York Times Racial Issues and Identities: A Guide to Resources on the Web

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/race/web-guide.html

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Keyword search terms: films in Spanish, Spanish vocabulary, Spanish study guide, Spanish grammar, Spanish art, Spanish cooking

Subject search terms: Spanish language, Spanish language materials, Spanish language—readers, Spanish Americans, Hispanic Americana, Spanish literature

Recommended Reference books:

Diccionario de la Lengua Española—Center & South Campus REF PC 4625 .A3 2001

NTC’s Dictionary of Common Mistakes in Spanish—Center Campus REF PC 4689 .P75 1995

Aprendamos Ingles Diccionario Ilustrado—Center Campus REF PC 4629 .A 67 1994

Electronic periodicals: Spanish

Current periodical subscriptions: El Mundo

Web sites:

Revista de Estudios Literarios (Journal of Literary Studies)

http://www.ucm.es/info/especulo/

Latin American Literature

http://www.zeroland.co.nz/latin_literature.html

Spanish drills and quiz generator

http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/index.htm

Spanish pronunciation guide with audio

http://www.lingolex.com/pronounce/index.htm

BBC Guide to Learning Spanish

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/

Online Spanish-English dictionary

http://www.wordreference.com/

Spanish Professor learning site

http://www.spanishprofessor.org/lessons.htm

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Keyword search terms: speeches, orations, interpersonal communication, presentation speaking, speaking fluency

Subject search terms: public speaking, oral communication, stage anxiety, elocution, debates and debating, interpersonal communication, communication, nonverbal communication, paralinguistics, persuasion (rhetoric)

Recommended Reference books:

American Speaker: Your Guide to Successful Speaking—Center Campus REF PN 4193 .I5 A44

Complete Speaker’s and Toastmaster’s Library—South Campus REF PN 4121 .B68

The World’s Best Orations—South Campus REF PN 6121 .B85

Electronic periodicals: Speech. Speeches.

Current periodical subscriptions: Vital Speeches of the Day

Web sites:

American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm

Gifts of Speech: Women’s Speeches from Around the World

http://gos.sbc.edu/

The History Place: Great Speeches Collection

http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm

Presidential Speeches Archive

http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches

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Keyword search terms: theatre, stage design, scene design, stagecraft, stage comedy, Elizabethan theatre, English drama, Shakespearean drama, American theatre, acting careers, kabuki, performance art

Subject search terms: theater, acting, drama, stage adaptations, costume, lighting, theatrical makeup, stage anxiety, stage fright, stage props, amateur theater, actors, actresses, elocution, psychodrama, melodrama, dramatists, playwriting, expression, drama—history and criticism, African American theater, performing arts

Recommended Reference books:

The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre—Center Campus REF PN 2221 .C36 2007

The Cambridge Illustrated History of British Theatre—South Campus REF PN 2581 .T78 1994

The Crown Guide to the World’s Great Plays, From Ancient Greece to Modern Times—South Campus REF PN 6112.5 .S45 1984

Electronic periodicals: Language and Literature--Drama

Current periodical subscriptions: Cinefex, Stage Directions

Web sites:

English Theatre—Design and Production

http://www.artsalive.ca/en/eth/design/

English Theatre—The Actor’s Green Room

http://www.artsalive.ca/en/eth/actor/

French Theatre—Reading Theatre

http://www.artsalive.ca/en/thf/lectures/

The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare

http://www.bartleby.com/46/2/

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Keyword search terms: canine, feline, pet care, veterinary assistant, kennel, farm animals, animals and medicine, veterinary careers

Subject search terms: veterinary anatomy, animal anesthesia, veterinary nursing, veterinary medicine, veterinary hospitals, medical ethics, animals—diseases, first aid for animals, animal health, animal behavior, communicable diseases in animals, dogs, cats, horses, pets, zoology, cognition in animals, animal specialists

Recommended Reference books:

Merck Veterinary Manual—Center Campus REF SF 745 .M4

Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary—Center Campus REF SF 609 .B566 1999

Veterinary Drug Handbook—Center Campus REF SF 917 .P58 1999

Color Atlas of Clinical Anatomy of the Dog and Cat—Center Campus REF SF 767 .D6 B69 1994

Electronic periodicals: Science--Zoology

Electronic periodicals: Agriculture--Animal Culture

Current periodical subscriptions: JAVMA: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Veterinary Forum, Veterinary Technician

Web sites:

NetVet Veterinary Resources and Electronic Zoo

http://netvet.wustl.edu/

Dictionary of Veterinary Terms

http://www.peteducation.com/dict_alpha_listing.cfm

Animal Welfare Information Center

http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/

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